H.R. 6075

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6075 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6075

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the 
pilot program for alternative water source projects, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 18, 2025

Mr. Bresnahan (for himself and Ms. McDonald Rivet) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the 
pilot program for alternative water source projects, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Water Infrastructure Modernization 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. INTELLIGENT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY.

Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1300) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Intelligent water infrastructure technology.--The 
term `intelligent water infrastructure technology' means--
``(A) intelligent wastewater treatment and 
collection systems and stormwater management 
operations, including technologies that rely on--
``(i) the use of real-time monitoring, 
management, analytics, and data collection 
tools, embedded intelligence, and predictive 
maintenance capabilities that improve the 
energy efficiency, cost efficiency, 
reliability, and resiliency of wastewater 
treatment and collection systems;
``(ii) real-time remote sensors that 
provide continuous monitoring of water quality 
to support optimization; and
``(iii) the use of artificial intelligence 
and other intelligent optimization tools that--
``(I) reduce operational costs, 
including operational costs relating to 
energy consumption and chemical 
treatment; and
``(II) improve decisionmaking;
``(B) innovative and alternative combined sewer and 
stormwater control projects, including groundwater 
banking, that rely on real-time data acquisition to 
support predictive aquifer recharge through water reuse 
and stormwater management capabilities;
``(C) advanced digital design and construction 
management tools, including advanced digital 
technologies;
``(D) technology that can identify or reduce water 
losses in a nondestructive or nondisruptive manner, 
including through analytical software, flow and 
pressure monitoring, or acoustic data collection;
``(E) predictive and diagnostic tools for informed 
decisionmaking;
``(F) technology that can provide comprehensive 
data on pipe integrity to identify the presence of 
leaks or gas pockets;
``(G) technology that can provide information on 
the extent of leaks or gas pockets, with an emphasis on 
detecting weakness of, vulnerability of, or damage to 
pipe barrels, pipe joints, or other pipe features;
``(H) real-time remote sensing technologies, 
including the use of advanced data management and 
analytics, that detect and alert owners and operators 
to wastewater and water supply treatment facilities 
operations, including leakages, and pipe bursts on a 
real-time basis, including persistent sensor networks 
capable of measuring--
``(i) acoustic signals;
``(ii) pressure transient;
``(iii) water quality; or
``(iv) water flow;
``(I) advanced metering infrastructure, including 
meter data analytics and ratepayer technology--
``(i) to improve end-user conservation; and
``(ii) in support of disadvantaged 
communities;
``(J) resilient water supply projects that may 
provide real-time monitoring of weather patterns and 
weather-related impacts on water quality and flood 
protection reservoirs and dams that enhance operations, 
including--
``(i) improved water supply reliability and 
management;
``(ii) protection of natural resources, 
including fisheries; and
``(iii) temperature control;
``(K) innovative and alternative water supply 
projects, including groundwater banking, that rely on 
real-time data acquisition to support predictive 
aquifer recharge through water reuse and stormwater 
management capabilities;
``(L) artificial intelligence and other intelligent 
optimization tools that--
``(i) reduce operational costs, including 
costs relating to energy consumption and 
chemical treatment of wastewater and 
stormwater; and
``(ii) improve decisionmaking; and
``(M) advanced digital design and construction 
management technologies and tools relating to water 
treatment systems and distribution networks the 
development of advanced digital models.'';
(2) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
``(f) Uses of Grants.--
``(1) In general.--Amounts from grants received under this 
section may be used for engineering, design, construction, and 
final testing of alternative water source projects designed to 
meet critical water supply needs.
``(2) Prohibition.--Amounts from grants received under this 
section may not be used for planning, feasibility studies, 
operation, or maintenance.
``(3) Intelligent water infrastructure technologies.--
``(A) In general.--Amounts from grants received 
under this section may be used for engineering, design, 
construction, implementation, training, and operations 
relating to the adoption and use of intelligent water 
infrastructure technology.
``(B) Applicability.--For purposes of paragraph 
(2), any costs with respect to intelligent water 
infrastructure technology shall not be considered 
operation or maintenance costs.'';
(3) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
``(h) Reports.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of the Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 
2025, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the 
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that--
``(A) describes--
``(i) the projects awarded grants for the 
purposes described in subsection (f)(3); and
``(ii) the improvements in the resiliency 
that resulted from grants awarded under this 
section; and
``(B) includes any recommendations of the 
Administrator to improve the ability of grants under 
this section to achieve the uses described in 
subsection (f).
``(2) Initial report.--In the initial report required under 
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall include a description of 
the implementation of this section, including a description 
of--
``(A) the projects for which a grant was sought 
under this section for the purposes described in 
subsection (f)(3) that were denied; and
``(B) for each of the projects described in 
subparagraph (A), the reasons for which the grant was 
denied.''; and
(4) in subsection (i)(1)--
(A) by striking ``$25,000,000'' and inserting 
``$50,000,000''; and
(B) by striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2028''.
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